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> Apples are a fall crop, so apple pie is best made in the fall. Apples
> are getting old by now, so wait until the fall crop is in to make
> another pie. If you want a juicy pie, McIntosh is the traditional
> apple to use. You can also try Jonathan, Jonagold, Northern Spy or
> Paula Red.

Am I the only one who uses Granny Smith apples?

Lisa Ann

On Sun, 21 May 2006 17:46:05 GMT, Lisa Ann wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> news
> > Apples are a fall crop, so apple pie is best made in the fall. Apples
> > are getting old by now, so wait until the fall crop is in to make
> > another pie. If you want a juicy pie, McIntosh is the traditional
> > apple to use. You can also try Jonathan, Jonagold, Northern Spy or
> > Paula Red.
>
> Am I the only one who uses Granny Smith apples?
>
I started using granny smiths when I moved to California because they
were the best of the bunch, but they still aren't as good as Michigan
apples.
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

Lisa Ann wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
> news
> > Apples are a fall crop, so apple pie is best made in the fall. Apples
> > are getting old by now, so wait until the fall crop is in to make
> > another pie. If you want a juicy pie, McIntosh is the traditional
> > apple to use. You can also try Jonathan, Jonagold, Northern Spy or
> > Paula Red.
>
> Am I the only one who uses Granny Smith apples?
>
> Lisa Ann

I use Granny Smiths for my pies and crisps, as I like their
tartness.--r3

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> Lisa Ann wrote:
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> news
>> > Apples are a fall crop, so apple pie is best made in the fall.
>> > Apples
>> > are getting old by now, so wait until the fall crop is in to make
>> > another pie. If you want a juicy pie, McIntosh is the traditional
>> > apple to use. You can also try Jonathan, Jonagold, Northern Spy or
>> > Paula Red.
>>
>> Am I the only one who uses Granny Smith apples?
>>
>> Lisa Ann
>
> I use Granny Smiths for my pies and crisps, as I like their
> tartness.--r3

Okay, so what I think I'm hearing is that one should use tart apples,
though I don't exactly know why, and if one uses sweet apples, add a
little lemon juice.

Is this correct?

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>> Lisa Ann wrote:
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> news >>> > Apples are a fall crop, so apple pie is best made in the fall. Apples
>>> > are getting old by now, so wait until the fall crop is in to make
>>> > another pie. If you want a juicy pie, McIntosh is the traditional
>>> > apple to use. You can also try Jonathan, Jonagold, Northern Spy or
>>> > Paula Red.
>>>
>>> Am I the only one who uses Granny Smith apples?
>>>
>>> Lisa Ann
>>
>> I use Granny Smiths for my pies and crisps, as I like their
>> tartness.--r3
>
> Okay, so what I think I'm hearing is that one should use tart apples,
> though I don't exactly know why, and if one uses sweet apples, add a
> little lemon juice.
>
> Is this correct?

I like tart and sweet apples combined -- for the sweet and sour taste that
everyone seems to love.
I don't think there is any 'should,' to the apples you use. Some get mushy,
some don't; perhaps people like mushy pies. I think a lot of the reason to
use Granny's even tho they are tart is that they don't mush up. But the
sweet ones (am I correct?) tend to mush a little more readily.
No apple-pie expert,
Dee Dee

> Am I the only one who uses Granny Smith apples?
>
> Lisa Ann
I occasionally use those as an *addition* to sweeter apples. But only when I
can't find Goudreinet or Boskoop, which I prefer (they're tart, frim,
cooking apples).

However, combining 2 or 3 types of apples is something I also really like.
Almost as much as using 100% Goudreinet.
>

Lisa Ann wrote:

>"sf" > wrote in message
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>
>>Apples are a fall crop, so apple pie is best made in the fall. Apples
>>are getting old by now, so wait until the fall crop is in to make
>>another pie. If you want a juicy pie, McIntosh is the traditional
>>apple to use. You can also try Jonathan, Jonagold, Northern Spy or
>>Paula Red.
>>
>>
>
>Am I the only one who uses Granny Smith apples?
>
>Lisa Ann
>
>
>
>
Wouldn't use anything else. Golden Delicious are Ok for something like
apple charlotte where you weant the filling to collapse, but grannies
hold their shape, which I like in an apple pie.

Christine

Christine wrote:

> Wouldn't use anything else. Golden Delicious are Ok for something like
> apple charlotte where you weant the filling to collapse, but grannies hold
> their shape, which I like in an apple pie.

GOLDEN Delicious apples hold their shape just as well as Granny Smiths. RED
Delicious apples turn mushy. Big difference between two.

Bob

"Old Mother Ashby" > wrote in message
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> Lisa Ann wrote:
>
>>"sf" > wrote in message
>>news >>
>>>Apples are a fall crop, so apple pie is best made in the fall. Apples
>>>are getting old by now, so wait until the fall crop is in to make
>>>another pie. If you want a juicy pie, McIntosh is the traditional
>>>apple to use. You can also try Jonathan, Jonagold, Northern Spy or
>>>Paula Red.
>>>
>>
>>Am I the only one who uses Granny Smith apples?
>>
>>Lisa Ann
>>
>>
> Wouldn't use anything else. Golden Delicious are Ok for something like
> apple charlotte where you weant the filling to collapse, but grannies hold
> their shape, which I like in an apple pie.
>
> Christine

I've read that Granny's are good because they do hold their shape, but to
add 2-3 Golden Delicious to them. I like and use this combination, but will
use a couple of "anything apples" added to Granny's; Granny Smith's are
always available. I've never made many apple pies, so I'm certainly not
speaking from a lot of experience.

The last apple pie I made had a different taste, and I 'really' liked it;
not as harsh as nutmeg and allspice added to cinnamon. Instead, it called
for
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/8 teaspoon ground mace



Dee Dee